The House of Commons passed the government's budget bill on Thursday afternoon, after the Liberals accepted a number of Conservative amendments to the omnibus legislation at the finance committee earlier this week. Bill C-15, which enacts a swath of policies put forward by the Liberals' budget in November, passed "on division" — which essentially means MPs agree to disagree on the bill, but let it go through without a recorded vote. Votes on budgets are considered matters of confidence, meaning the government would fall if the bill failed to pass. WATCH | Liberals and Conservatives working on deals: Liberals, Conservatives working on deals that could avoid election: sources | Duration 1:42:44 Sources tell CBC's Kate McKenna that the government and Opposition are working behind the scenes on potential deals that could end a parliamentary gridlock and avoid a second federal election in 12 months. The House finance committee had voted in favour of four Conservative amendments on Monday during a clause-by-clause review of the bill.

Source: CBC News February 27, 2026 11:27 UTC